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They also pointed to yesterday's Siena poll, which found voters» support for a public campaign finance system now stands at 59 - 36.

State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries reiterated his strong support for public campaign finance in an interview on MSNBC this week, urging fellow state lawmakers to pass the Fair Elections Act before the end of the legislative session.

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Cuomo today reiterated his support for overhauling campaign finance laws and a public matching program, though he would not say specifically if he would veto a reform bill without the matching program.

With all the talk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo potentially pushing to reunify the IDC and so - called «regular» Democrats as payback for the Republicans» refusal to support a statewide public campaign finance system, I thought it would be worth checking it with the lone Democrat who is actually conferencing with the GOP: Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder.

Former State Congressman Mike Arcuri expressed his strong support this week for a state system of public campaign financing.

Last week, Garodnick and 26 other City Council members sent a letter to Gov. Cuomo in support of his renewed pledge to support a statewide bill for public campaign financing.

As expected, most of the Citizens Union - sponsored event focused on the candidates» reform agendas, with strong support from all for legalizing gay marriage, bipartisan redistricting and full public financing of campaigns.

Congressmen Support Public Campaign Financing Three members of New York's congressional delegation announced their support for publicly financed elections thiSupport Public Campaign Financing Three members of New York's congressional delegation announced their support for publicly financed elections thisupport for publicly financed elections this week.

Silver said he still supports implementing a broad public financing law for statewide campaigns.

Media producer and NY LEAD coalition member Marc Weiss, writing for Newsday, called for New York senators and assembly members to support Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Silver in passing public campaign finance legislation, asking, «Do they want to continue business as usual, or do they want to be part of the solution?»

State of the State: Gov. Cuomo Once Again Calls for Public Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public finaPublic Financing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public fFinancing In his 2013 State of the State Address on Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reemphasized his support for comprehensive reform of the state's campaign finance laws including effective disclosure, lower contribution limits, and public finapublic financingfinancing.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein said he's «excited» by the prospect and said he also wants the rest of the Democrats to adopt his group's policy agenda, including transgender rights and public financing for campaigns, items supported by many mainstream Democrats.

The groups pushing today for the closure of the loophole have also been full - throated in their support for the public financing of political campaigns.

Whether it's a higher minimum wage, worker safety or public campaign financing, Sen. Avella has been there and so we are now proud to support Sen. Tony Avella for reelection to the 11th State Senate District,» stated Stuart Appelbaum, President of RWDSU.

There are other differences as well, including Cuomo's support for the public financing of political campaigns, which the Assembly supports and the Senate does not.

Cuomo on Saturday was endorsed by the labor - backed WFP and at the same time announced his support for a Democratic takeover of the Senate, as well as a package of liberal measures including the public financing of political campaigns.

Karen Scharff, with Citizen Action, which is part of a coalition advocating for a statewide public campaign finance system, says DA Fitzpatrick's support is good news.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi, in an email, said of NYPIRG's criticism: «No governor has fought harder to reform New York's campaign finance system than Governor Cuomo, who included public campaign financing in his budget and is using the funds that NYPIRG is railing against for commercials urging the public to support it.»

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Of course, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also supports campaign - finance reform and has said public financing is a critical component for the measure, even if he wouldn't say in an interview with New York Public Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislpublic financing is a critical component for the measure, even if he wouldn't say in an interview with New York Public Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislPublic Radio's Karen DeWitt such a provision has to be included in legislation.

Silver notably did not choose to highlight public campaign finance reform, which has generated a lot of support on the left (Citizen Action, Working Families Party, Strong Economy for All etc), or a reduction of contribution limits for regular candidate committees or PACs.

The mailer in the Nassau County Senate district touts Cronin's proposals, including term limits for state lawmakers, campaign finance reform measures such as closing the LLC loophole, boosting penalties for corruption and support for stripping public officials of their pensions if they are convicted of corruption — the latter of which is now up for second passage in the Legislature next year as a constitutional amendment.

In the past, Governor Andrew Cuomo, a second - term Democrat, has repeatedly expressed support for a convention, suggesting a con con may be the only way to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform while Republicans who oppose a public matching system and donation limits continue to control the state Senate.

Later in the day, both Senate and House Democrats withdrew support for the cut - effectively ending the discussion and preserving public financing for campaigns.

Bill Lipton, the party's state director, said the party decided to stick with Mr. Cuomo because he promised to support some of its top goals, such as raising the minimum wage and providing public financing for state political campaigns.

The governor in late May set a benchmark for his support of the alliance between Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, saying he wanted action on the Dream Act (which failed in April), a broader system of public campaign finance (beyond the pilot program passed in the state budget) and his Women's Equality Act, which has been controversial because of a plank changing the state's abortion laws.

«Whether it's a higher minimum wage, worker safety or public campaign financing, Sen. Avella has been there and so we are now proud to support Sen. Tony Avella for reelection to the 11th State Senate District.»

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was disappointed the state budget doesn't include the Dream Act or establish a fuller system of public campaign finance, but suggested there was little he could do to swing support for either measure in the State Senate.

Gianaris questioned the position of Republican senators who oppose a public campaign financing system, but support allowing politicians to seek state reimbursement for criminal defense fees.

MyDD's Jonathan Singer and Hotline's Jennifer Skala both pick up on a statement from Barack Obama hinting that, contrary to previous statements, he won't accept public financing because «We have created a parallel public financing system where the American people decide if they want to support a campaign they can get on the Internet and finance it...» Skala argues that since Obama isn't taking money from PACs or Washington lobbyists (state lobbyists is another issue), «What would he have to prove by signing up for public financing?»

«The governor continues to unequivocally support public campaign finance, has worked to enact it, and, though it was and remains the primary sticking point standing in the way of broader reform, will continue to push for passage this year,» DeRosa said in a statement.

I found that curious, especially since the governor reiterated his support for both campaign finance reform and a public campaign finance program in his State of the State address earlier this year.

Public financing allows candidates who show some threshold amount of public support to receive sufficient funding for their campPublic financing allows candidates who show some threshold amount of public support to receive sufficient funding for their camppublic support to receive sufficient funding for their campaigns.

Leaders in the Assembly and State Senate have announced their support for comprehensive campaign finance reform, including public financing of elections, which would stop the corrupting influence of big money in politics.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo is preparing a pre-budget ad blitz, his aides have indicated, with television spots planned in support of his plans for public campaign finance, property tax relief and changes to the Common Core.

Cuomo proposes to extend a system of public campaign finance to all statewide offices and legislative races, ban the use of campaign funds for personal expenses, require the disclosure of outside income and the clients who supported it and change the state Constitution to allow prosecutors to claw back the pensions of officials convicted of public corruption.

Other surveys, such as this one by the Committee on Economic Development demonstrate support for reform is also strong in the business community; 72 percent are in favor of creating a public financing system that would match low - dollar contributions and give average citizens more incentives to contribute to campaigns.

He says that reasoning leads to his support for public financing of political campaigns.